tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25176906960753618652024-03-14T02:10:42.792-07:00Trailape's WargameA Blog dedicated to war-gaming and associated activities. Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-25283261283861417112020-04-28T19:45:00.004-07:002020-04-28T19:45:50.448-07:00GENERAL D'ARMEE on CYL TVHi Team<br />Here are the videos I've created thus for covering some General D'Armee games:<br />
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Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-18498454153395992532020-04-21T04:18:00.001-07:002020-04-28T19:39:50.527-07:00Mathilda’s Field Part 1Hi Team<br />
Here's my latest Video Battle Report.<br />
The genesis of this project can be seen here: https://youtu.be/fprFkLrlJ2c<br />
Essentially I've invited subscribers to my Channel (CYL TV) to offer up plans to fight this battle.<br />
I got two takers. Norm from the UK has taken on the role of Confederate Commander and 'Old Grognard' (I suspect that's an alias) has taken on the role of Union Commander.<br />
Norm has his own BLOG and you can find it at:<br />
battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com <br />
Anyway,.. I'll let the video speak for itself.<br />
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UPDATE:<br />
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Here are Parts Two and Three<br />
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PART TWO <br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/LQntfwxDj80">https://youtu.be/LQntfwxDj80</a><br />
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PART THREE<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/1GtOEpOqut8">https://youtu.be/1GtOEpOqut8</a>Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-27511430347264286132020-04-21T03:57:00.001-07:002020-04-21T03:57:27.837-07:00Mathilda’s Field<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fprFkLrlJ2c" width="480"></iframe>Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-3799685413213981462020-04-09T23:58:00.004-07:002020-04-28T19:46:21.975-07:00CYL TV<br />
Hi Guys<br />
I know its been a long time since I posted here but I've bben busy with a multitude of projects not the least has been creating my new YouTube Channel.<br />
Please check out CHECK YOUR LEADER TV:<br />
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Check Your Leader (CYL TV) is dedicated to producing Video Battle
Reports and reviews of all manner of miniature Wargames.
Content will include but not limited to:
Battle Reports
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Tactical Advice
Wargame publications reviews
Rules played will cover periods from Ancients to Contemporary.
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Command, Sharp Practice, IABSM etc) but also other popular rule systems
such as Cold War Commander.
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Recently I created 4 eposodes covering the BATTLE OF QUATRE BRAS using General D'Armee Rules.<br />
Here's PART 1 <br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/VVUpRzCqnyo">https://youtu.be/VVUpRzCqnyo</a><br />
<br />Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-15090972882623945962018-09-18T18:11:00.002-07:002018-09-18T18:11:18.653-07:00Blucher Revisited<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a few months since I played a game of BLUCHER so Rowan and I decided to have another game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We settled on </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">250 points each and Rowan commanded a Russian Army
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I commanded a 1814 French Army of 3 Infantry Corps, (one
heavy with ‘Marie Louise’ Conscripts) and a Cavalry Reserve Corps. The Cavalry Corps and the 1st Infantry Corps were each blessed with a Brigade of Horse Artillery (both were to do sterling work on the day). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Above</b>: <i>The Troops deploy. The Blucher system of using Cards for deployment really goes a long way in creating that 'Fog Of War' feel so often missing from miniatures games.</i></span><br />
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their right flank by ‘Reserve Marching’ (a swift redeployment) of the Reserve
Cavalry Corps against the Cossacks. The Russian Guard Cavalry attempted
valiantly to come to the aid of the scruffy Cossacks but were brutally handled
by the French Cuirassiers and Carabiners. </span></div>
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superiority of the Russian Guard Cavalry being one point of elan stronger and having the 'SHOCK' trait. The French 'Heavies by 1814 are on poor mounts so only have an 'Elan' of 6 and no 'Shock'!</span></div>
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seemed cautious and deployed his Corps into ‘Prepared’ (Squares and Dense
Columns) as a Brigade of Chasseurs a Cheval hovered nearby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As these events unfolded on the flanks the French advanced
their 1st Corps which was predominantly veteran infantry supported by a Brigade
of Hussars and a Massed Horse Artillery Brigade advanced in the centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the Russian left collapsed and centre was threatened
d’Tolly and the Russian Grand Batteries spurred into action and captured the
two villages! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the losses on the left and the rupture of the centre was
enough to convince the Russian commander Marshal Kutosov to call it a day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A great game where the dice rolls went the French way at the
critical moments.<br />I also think my 'clearer' recollection of the rules (such as Reserve Moves) helped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We did a couple of things wrong in regards to the rules but nothing major.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's worth noting we used the excellent 'Scharnhorst' campaign system to create the battle which is fun in itself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A rematch is on the cards!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>ABOVE: </b><i>A contemplative French Commander contemplating why he has on such a ridiculous hat</i></span></span>Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-72941238410251732412018-09-14T04:37:00.002-07:002018-09-14T04:41:03.486-07:00General d'Armee at LoA<br />
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<b><i>ABOVE: Troops deployed for a game of General d'Armee at
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So I introduced another friend, Arnaud to ‘General d’Armee’
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I loaded up the car with two 18mm Napoleonic Armies (1813
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The terrain was dominated by a small village roughly in the
centre of the table near a cross roads. To the east of the village was a small
ridge and to the southeast a small hill.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To the west of the village the terrain was covered with a
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The French deployed to the north, with their German allies
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Their 1st Brigade (and most powerful under their ‘Excellent’
Brigade Commander) was deployed on or around the eastern ridge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Their 2nd Brigade deployed in the centre and their Cavalry
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The Prussians deployed oppositely (to the south.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Russians deployed on the west or left flank and the
Prussian 1st Bde deployed in the centre. The Prussian Cavalry Brigade deployed
on the east or right flank and the Prussian commander held his 2nd infantry Bde
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So the Allies (Prussian / Russians) had all but one Brigade
go ‘Hesitant’ on the first turn but at least their Cavalry Bde succeeded in a
‘FORWARDS’ order and advanced rapidly to give the French Brigade on the French
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The French Brigade in the centre however quickly moved a
Battalion into the village. On the French right their German allies moved into
and to the west of the woods.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Prussian Cavalry now launched a series of charges
against the French 1st Bde and elements of the French 2nd Bde not in the
village.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This only succeeded in forcing some Battalions into square
but it was my intention to pin these French Battalions down and focus the
French on the potential threat to their left so that was a type of success.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a very brief bombardment of the village the Russian
ELITE Battalion stormed forward to Assault the village. Initially this seemed
to go well with the Russians only sustaining 1 casualty on the way in and the
French garrison was unformed by skirmish and artillery fire.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unfortunately the Russians only managed to roll 3 on two D6
and so were repulsed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I found the Russian effort to be a tad disappointing....<o:p></o:p></div>
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The French now brought onto the field their Cavalry Brigade
and quickly charged the Russian Elite Battalion that was preparing to assault
the village a second time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This resulted in the Russians retreating so the French
Cavalry attempted to charge the Russian battery instead.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The fire from the Russians proved sufficient to repel the
French Cavalry but the net effect was the Russian Elite Battalion wasn’t going
to be assaulting the village any time soon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now a Russian Musketeer Battalion attacked the village.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Again the French garrison was unformed by Artillery fire and
some skirmish fire and they were at ‘4’ Casualties so no longer fresh! By
contrast the Russians were fresh (1 total casualty) and their Brigade commander
was leading them forward in person.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Again the Russians only managed to roll a ‘3’! The Russians
were proving to be a disappointment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All the while this was happening the German’s in the woods
were trading skirmish fire with Russian and newly arrived Prussians who had
been brought up from the reserve. The Prussian 2nd Bde was deployed on the left
or western flank.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now the Prussians launched a Battalion at the village.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Again a brigade commander lead his troops forward, this time
with an inspirational ‘Glory’ attachment!<o:p></o:p></div>
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And again the French were unformed!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Prussians rolled ‘8’!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The French.... 12.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Prussians pulled up short and fired a ragged volley into
the town.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Groan,...<o:p></o:p></div>
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I decided to attempt to switch my effort to enveloping the
French right flank. But no sooner did I start to threaten there one of the
German Battalions charged out from the edge of the woods into my third Russian
Battalion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Russians fired an ineffective volley at the oncoming
German’s which achieved nothing! The CoTR Germans continued forward and swept
the Russians away. To make matters worse the Russian Brigade Commander suffered
an ‘unsightly demise’.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now the Russian brigade was faltering.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was disappointed in the Russians,...<o:p></o:p></div>
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True to form they failed their Brigade Command roll (I
rolled a 1)<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Save yourself”!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Because the Russian elite Battalion was so far back and
close to the table edge their ‘retire’ result took them off the table.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Did I mention I found the Russians to be a bit of a
disappointment?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The result was a yawning gap in the Allies’ Line.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At this point I conceded defeat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The result was Arnaud is inspired to build his own armies
for General d’Armee.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Great success!<o:p></o:p></div>
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French GdA 2000 pt army<o:p></o:p></div>
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Div Commander: Incomparable 150<o:p></o:p></div>
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1st Bde Excellent Brigadier 50<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 x Elite Line 200<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 x Vet Line 150<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 x Reg Line 200<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 x Reg 8Pdr Bty 125<o:p></o:p></div>
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Generates 4 Skirmishers<o:p></o:p></div>
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725<o:p></o:p></div>
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2nd Bde<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 x Vet Line 150<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 x Reg Line 200<o:p></o:p></div>
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Generates 3 Skirmishers<o:p></o:p></div>
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350<o:p></o:p></div>
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Confederation of the Rhine Bde<o:p></o:p></div>
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3 x Reg Line 300<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
1 x Reg 8Pdr Bty 125<o:p></o:p></div>
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Generates 2 Skirmishers<o:p></o:p></div>
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425<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cavalry Bde<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 x Regt Lancers 190 (Battle Cav)<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 x Regt Hussars 165 (Battle Cav)<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 x Horse Artillery Battery (4 Pdrs) 125 <o:p></o:p></div>
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355<o:p></o:p></div>
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Total 2005 pts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Prussian:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Div Commander: Incomparable 150<o:p></o:p></div>
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• 1st Brigade: <o:p></o:p></div>
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2 Line Btns<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Reserve (reservists)<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Foot Battery (12 Pdr Bty) <o:p></o:p></div>
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Generates 3 Skirmishers<o:p></o:p></div>
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285 +150 = 435<o:p></o:p></div>
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• 2nd Brigade: <o:p></o:p></div>
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2 Line Btns<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
1 Landwehr (Enthusiastic recruits)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Generates 3 Skirmishers<o:p></o:p></div>
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285 + 0 = 285<o:p></o:p></div>
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• 3rd Russian Brigade: <o:p></o:p></div>
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2 Line Musketeers, <o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Elite Guards (Large) <o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Battery (Large 8 pdr) <o:p></o:p></div>
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Generates 2 Skirmishers<o:p></o:p></div>
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435 + 150 = 585<o:p></o:p></div>
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• 4th Brigade: <o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Dragoons (Battle Cav) <o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Kurassiers (Heavy Battle Cav) <o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Lancers (recruits, Battle Cav) <o:p></o:p></div>
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545<o:p></o:p></div>
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Total 2000 pts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Terrain Matt is from ‘Cigar Box’ <o:p></o:p></div>
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Miniatures and 18mm AB and Blue Moon with a few Old Glory.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Update!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Arnaud sent me his AAR of the Battle.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Much better than mine:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turn #1<o:p></o:p></div>
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General de Division d’Arnaud looked out across the
battlefield and contemplated his first move.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Emperor had entrusted him with this important mission,
hold the crossroads of this minor German village against the advancing Prussian
and Russian forces and secure the army’s flank.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This was his first action commanding a division. His
predecessor in command had done very well with the division and was a canny
campaigner. A fellow Norman, he had instructed d’Arnaud while his Chief of
Staff. When the old man had been called up to lead a Corps after the disaster
at Berezina he had quickly handed command of the division to d’Arnaud with the
words, “Know when to be prudent, and know when to be bold. Remember the
Conqueror!”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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With a hill to the left of the village and some woods to the
right of the crossroads, if he could anchor his centre in the built up area of
the town overlooking the roads, then the natural protection of the rise and the
woods should forestall any enemy advance.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His right comprised some German troops…loyal enough to the
Emperor in the glory days, but some of those erstwhile allies had waivered in
recent times with the advance of the Russians and the betrayal of the
Prussians. Still, they were competent soldiers and should fight well enough. It
was funny how much the Germans hated each other and the Russians even more than
the French. He had bolstered them with stalwart Swiss troops and placed the
entire brigade under Chef de Brigade Clee. An experienced soldier from the
Lille region.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His ADCs pushed out to all the Chef de Brigades with his
orders, and he was satisfied to see his brigades move in accordance with his
directions. In order to make the town the bulwark of his defence, the centre
brigade’s voltigiers stormed into the buildings while the troops under Chef de
Battalion Nathaniel D’Engey pressed forwards behind them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Despite his initial qualms, he could see his German allies
taking advantage of the surprising slowness of the Russian brigade to their
front as their commander drove them forwards at the double in echelon to seize
the woods and possibly the right flank.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As he looked over the high ground to his left flank, Chef de
Brigade McGrath (how long had that Irish family served France? More than a
century!) skilfully manoeuvred his brigades behind the feature as he prepared
to advance over the heights and around to the left.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Glancing across the field at his enemy, he was surprised to
see them milling about in apparent disarray. This was surprising; the Prussian
commander Graf Von Driscoll was an experienced campaigner. However, it appeared
that the wily Prussian’s new Russian allies were proving difficult to conform
to his desires as the enemy’s left flank appeared to be hanging back from
engaging and this seemed to have a follow on effect on the nearest Prussian
infantry in the centre. However the cavalry were pushing on surprisingly strong
towards left. Hopefully the high ground would hold them back.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turn #2<o:p></o:p></div>
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D’Arnaud called in his ADCs and detailed his next movements.
As they sped off, he prayed that his centre could secure the village before the
advancing tide of Russian green and Prussian blue.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On his right, his German brigade continued to push forward
into to the woods and their skirmishes appeared to be holding the feature for
the rest of the brigade to follow up. Some smoke indicated sporadic firing,
however it did not appear to be effecting either side.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The German batteries immediately deployed at the crossroads
and set their sights to fire across the front of the town. Anyone daring to
push in were definitely going to enjoy a whiff of shot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The volitgiers had secured the village and were being
largely ignored by the Prussians and Russians in the enemy centre. However it
appeared that a massed group of Russian grenadiers was being assembled before
the town. Chef de Battalion Nathaniel D’Engey’s battalion of Norman infantry
pushed into the built up area overlooking the crossroads. He knew his
countrymen would have the same tenacity to hold the village that had allowed
their ancestors to conquer England.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To the left McGrath’s brigade was advancing up the feature
with precision. The brigade commander was highly experienced and knew his
business.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Suddenly, there was a cry and the blare of bugles from enemy
cavalry as a flash of silver in the sunlight waved across the formation of the
lead regiment of Prussian Cuirassiers. To d’Arnaud’s shock these heavy
cavalrymen spurred forward towards the heights on the left supported by a
regiment of dragoons. The high ground blocked the view of the French infantry
behind the hills as the enemy horse vaulted up the far side of the feature and
topped over the rise. The smashed into McGrath’s converged battalion of grenadiers.
These veteran soldiers must have heard the crashing of hooves as they rapidly
moved into a ragged square. They were just in time! The square held (just!!!)
against the onslaught of enemy cavalry who were rebuffed and turned back
towards their own lines. Support from the veteran line infantry to the left of
the square had allowed the grenadiers to hold.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turn #3<o:p></o:p></div>
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At last! The Norman battalion under Nathaniel d’Engey had
secured the village and were busy securing the area from the coming Russian
assault. With the rebuff of the enemy cavalry on the left, the skirmishing
clouds of volitigiers moved out into the plain beyond to screen the advancing
troops of the French centre.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To the right, the German artillery had deployed and were
getting ready to range in on the slowly advancing Russians. The Swiss and some
of the German troops pushed into the woods, while their skirmishers began
harassing fire against their Russian equivalents. A battalion of Saxons pushed
further up the right flank to the rear of the woods. Hopefully they would be
able to skirt them and turn on the Russian flank.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To the left the grenadier battalion was recovering from the
shock of the Prussian cavalry charge and held in place. The veteran line
infantry to their left advanced to the top of the heights to cover the front of
the feature. The brigade artillery was manhandled forward with an infantry
battalion in support to their rear while another line battalion pushed forward
to secure the left flank. A strong skirmish screen was sent out as the French
infantry advanced into the plain against the enemy cavalry.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turn #4<o:p></o:p></div>
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The enemy was finally moving, much to d’Arnaud’s
consternation as he searched in vain for his ADC’s. Where had they got to? Only
one of his subordinates had arrived and had quickly been sent off again to push
the German’s to complete their hold on the woods. While the Normans held the
town firmly, their supporting battalions were seized by an unexplained
paralysis. Had the charge of the Prussian cavalry caused them consternation?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The left wing was still pushing over the rise and into the
plain, but at a snail’s pace.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Suddenly, there was a cacophony of sound from beyond the
town. D’Arnaud moved to where he could get a glimpse of the plain beyond. A
large Russian column of grenadiers came on at the rush as they manoeuvred to
storm the town. The German guns fired on the dense mass of soldiers, however
the shot appeared to do little to the formation. Interestingly enough, the
Russian musketeers behind the grenadiers seemed to have suffered more. The
sound of musketry increased sharply with a mass of smoke rising on the far side
of the town. Suddenly, there was a decrease in the firing and then the sound of
cheering from the buildings. A messenger came up from the town with the news that
D’Engey’s battalion had rebuffed the Russian grenadiers!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turn #5<o:p></o:p></div>
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At last, some of his ADC’s had shown up. He sent a group to
the rear to bring forward the cavalry brigade. Chef de Brigade Avoines was an
experienced cavalry commander with seasoned troopers under his command. He was
also incredibly lucky! The sound of hooves pounding on the road coming up from
the rear was most welcome indeed as the battle experienced Lancers and
Chasseurs moved forward to cover the crossroads. The horse artillery came up
and moved up next to their foot slogging counterparts from the German brigade.
The German gunners were still working at their charges and harassing the
retiring Russian Grenadiers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Scattered skirmishing fire continued on the right as the
Germans slowly made their way through the woods while holding their formation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The blare of bugles brought d’Arnaud’s attention back to the
centre as the Prussian cavalry launched themselves at his infantry battalions
who were attempting to round the left-hand side of the town. The veteran troops
to the front quickly moved into square, as did their compatriots in the next
battalion. A short sharp action saw the cavalry seen off back across the plain.
However the entire French left was moving at a snail’s pace. The infantry
barely reaching the top of the rise while the gunners were manhandling their
way around the feature.<o:p></o:p></div>
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With his ADC’s obviously being held up by the enemy activity
across the centre and right, d’Arnaud decided to focus his attention on the
cavalry. A messenger duly went off to Chef de Brigade Avoines; “Monsieur! The
General desires that you press the Russians while they are repulsed from the
town. Clear them from the field!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Avoines looked across the crossroads and smiled. He pulled
off his helmet and mopped his bald head with his kerchief. Calling forward his
groom he reached for proffered bottle of local German brandy…an acquired taste
from years of campaigning throughout the Rhine region. He took a swig and
passed it on to his squadron commanders gathered around him. With a wolfish smile
he turned at the wavering mass of Grenadiers just across the crossroads.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Gentlemen, en avant! We go in at the gallop. Lancers in the
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“Except when it is important!”, cried his squadron
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Tying his helmet back on his head, he spurred on his horse
and moved to the front of the Lancer regiment arrayed in column of divisions.
He was soon joined by their command element. The Commanding Officer
acknowledged his Brigadier and confirmed that the Chasseurs where formed and
ready to their rear. Drawing his sabre Avoines pointed at the Russians and
said, “Let’s be on our way.” The Lancers’ buglers sounded the advance and the
regiment moved forward quickly. With a roar the front ranks raised their lances
as the points glinted in the sunlight and then as one they lowered them into
the couch as their pennons fluttered in the wind. The advancing tide of
horsemen moved rapidly towards the Russian Grenadiers who appeared to be
suddenly moving more rapidly in the opposite direction. Fantastically, the mere
sight of the advancing cavalry had completely unmanned the Grenadiers and they
began to stream at a rapid pace towards the enemy rear! Their retirement had
turned into a rout…and they had exposed the Russian artillery!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Avoines moved up next to the Lancers commander and shouted,
“Edouard! To the left! The guns! The guns!”, as he pointed with his sabre. It
is extremely difficult to shift cavalry once they had put spurs to mounts,
however the French were experienced campaigners and with the clamouring of
bugles and the waving of sabres the officers shifted the direction of the
charge left and onto the Russian guns. The Russian gunners scrambled to turn
their pieces at the oncoming cavalry and let loose a barrage of grape shot,
while the Russian musketeers to the French right raked them as they crossed
their front. Men tumbled from their saddles and horses shrieked and went down
or ran off in all directions. The Russians stubbornly held to their guns as
scattered musket fire brought down more men. Avoines was neither reckless, nor
stupid. His men had achieved what was required and signalled his subordinates
to turn the mass of horsemen around and back to their lines. Both regiments
retired in good order and formed up behind their own artillery line. The enemy
centre had recoiled…for now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Prussian guns had been pounding the French infantry in the
town for some time and the casualty reports were mounting. A line of Russian
Musketeers formed themselves up to storm the buildings and with a yell advanced
on the French defenders. The sound of shot and shell filled the air before a
ragged cheer broke out from the town as once again the brave French battalion
held against the green uniformed tide. The Russians recoiled backwards from
where they had come and formed up next to their guns.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To the right the woods were sheafed in smoke as the Swiss
and Germans traded fire with the enemy to their front. They executed a precise
lateral movement to cover the entire front of the woods and now both the foot
and horse artillery were in play. The cavalry had formed behind the artillery
and were licking their wounds for another tilt at the enemy centre. D’Arnaud
soon received the news that a fresh brigade of Prussians was advancing on his
right. They were being held up by stiff German fire, although both sides at
times seemed to be losing discipline and were blazing away at each other and
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The centre had formed out into two supporting lines of
infantry and followed a cloud of skirmishers onto the plain to the left of the
town, while on the extreme left flank McGrath had pushed his entire Brigade
over and around the high ground and covered the plain in a sea of blue
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As d’Arnaud scanned the battlefield he noticed a dark mass
of Prussians advancing on the town from the left. A senior Prussian officer was
at their fore, waving his sword in the air and urging them on. With a yell the
Prussians advanced on the outer buildings of the town when a crashing volley
thundered from the French defenders which seemed to have stunned the Prussians
with its ferocity. Suddenly the entire Prussian line simply stopped its advance
and began to engage in a pointless exchange of fire with the French defenders
from the open and exposed position in front of the town.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To the left the slow but steady tide of French troops
advanced against the increasingly isolated Prussian cavalry. The battery had finally
gotten their range and opened a loud, but ultimately ineffectual fire against
the enemy horsemen. Evidently the exertion of manhandling their guns forward
had taken a bi of a toll on the French gunners.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To the right the French guns harassed the Russians in front
of them. The firing along the wood line had finally steadied, although it
appeared that both the Russian and German skirmisher screens had been forced
back on their parent units. The new Prussian brigade on the extreme right had
stalled in its advance. Hemmed in by the trees and the German battalion lined
up in front of them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Suddenly there emanated from the woods a ferocious roar and
from the tree line advanced one of the German battalions at the bayonet! Chef
de Brigade Clee had thrown caution to the wind and seized the opportunity to
lunge at the Russian battalion to his front. The Russian line held its ground
and with an almighty crash the two units slammed into each other in the open
plain. Sporadic firing could be heard and a milling, thrashing mass of men
could be seen vying for mastery on the plain. D’Arnaud could see that the
Russian brigade commander had also thrown himself int the fray when in a most
dramatic fashion he managed to advance directly in front of one of those
ridiculous little popgun field pieces that the Germans seemed to insist on
adding to their infantry lines. The German gunner in either excitement or
nervousness at the approach of a senior enemy officer must have suddenly
touched his match to the vent hole as the gun discharged directly at the
Russian. The result was explosive and dramatic as the Russian general simply
disappeared in a cloud of white smoke and red mist! A significant portion of
which appeared to have been blasted all over his own troops behind!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Russian line had obviously decided that it had enough
and immediately began to rout to the rear as the Germans charged forward and
seized their position. This had an effect on the next Russian unit down the
line which suddenly began to move backwards as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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D’Arnaud watched as the enemy division commander tried to
stem the tied of retiring Russian troops. His ADC’s fanned out across the
Russian units when suddenly with much shouting (“Were they yelling, “Sauve Qui
Peut”???) the entire enemy centre disintegrated. Russian guns were limbered up
and trundled off away from the battlefield. The Russian musketeers who had been
wavering turned tail and followed their brethren in a precipitous dash for the
rear. This caught up the Russian grenadiers who had been trying to reform but
continued to leave the battlefield.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The two separated wings of Prussian forces decided that the
advancing French tide on the plain and the swinging line of German infantry
from the woods were too big a bite to handle in isolation. With bugle calls and
muffled drums the Prussians began to pull back from the crossroads.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-61519261584953075462017-12-20T05:10:00.002-08:002017-12-20T05:10:18.332-08:00Waterloo: A refight using BLUCHER rules<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rowan and I played a great game of Blücher today refighting
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I obtained the scenario from HERE: <a href="http://www.sammustafa.com/honour-forums/blucher-scenarios/waterloo-2106/" target="_blank">HONOUR BLUCHER SCENARIO BUCKET</a></div>
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Here is some photos of the setup:</div>
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ABOVE: The view from the allied right and French left Flanks.<br />BELOW: Hougoumont closest to the camera with a view of the French deployment<br />
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BELOW: The Allied line,..<br />
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BELOW: The view from above and behind the Allied deployment. The French are at the top.<br />
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BELOW: Some of the Allies deployed,</div>
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BELOW: More Allies<br />
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BELOW: The French 1st Corps deployed<br />
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BELOW: More French deployed.<br />
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The French began at 1100 hrs with 1st Corps and 6th Corps
advancing on the Allied centre and the Ridgeline of Mont Cent Jean.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The French 2nd Corps advanced on Hougoumont.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The French 4th Cavalry Corps moved off to support 1st Corps
right flank and the Imperial Guard advanced behind the 1st Corps.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1st Corps failed to rupture the Allied centre however they
did lay the foundations for a reasonable chance that The Guard might succeed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a violent initial Bombardment of La Haye Saint by some
Guard Artillery a Brigade Of Young Guard successfully stormed the farmhouse.
These young guardsmen were repelled by a Brigade of KGL. However a Middle Guard
Brigade then was committed and the farmhouse fell into French hands again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Whilst this was happening in the centre the cavalry of the
French 1st Corps together with the heavy Cavalry of the French 4th Cavalry
Corps supported by about 6 batteries (two bases) of horse artillery overwhelm
the light Cavalry Brigades of the Allied Cavalry Reserve and the Netherlands
Cavalry Division on the Allied left flank.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the Allied right flank things had gone quiet. Marshal Ney
had been killed leading an assault on Hougoumont and the emperor was satisfied
that the attacks by this Corps (2nd) had prevented any further support moving
to the centre.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Napoleon judged the time had come to rupture the Allied
centre.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The remaining Imperial Guard Regiments were committed as 6th
Corps swept onto the ridge to the left and behind Hougoumont .<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the same time the French 3rd Cavalry Corps launched
themselves at the Household Brigade who (together with the Union Brigade) had
been launching spoiling attacks on the vulnerable junction between 1st and 6th
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The Allied Line was holding on grimly but had been pierced
in the centre and left! They were very close to braking with 8 Brigades
effectively destroyed and the a few others terribly close to routing!<o:p></o:p></div>
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But then the Prussians arrived,...<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I should have burned Berlin when I had the chance in
1806,...”! The Emperor was heard to mutter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Emperor has left two massed batteries and all of the
Guard Cavalry in Reserve for just such an eventuality hoping that if the allies
broke before the arrival of the Prussians their pursuit would prevent any hope
of Wellington’s ‘infamous’ army of rallying or to protect his right rear if a
stalling action was required.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The allies had lost the garrison of La Haye Sainte and 9
other Brigades. Their break point was 11!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The French had lost a single Brigade Of Infantry and 3
Artillery Bases (about 9 actual batteries, two of which were Guard Batteries).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The French would break at the loss of 14 Brigades!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I, as French commander concede defeat as even if I could
rout the allies trying to also defeat a Prussian army would be too much of an
ask.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Blücher (the rules) give a fantastic game. It’s a rare thing
indeed to play the battle of Waterloo on a tabletop to a reasonable conclusion
in about 7 hours but we managed it quite comfortably.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A thoroughly enjoyable game.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here is a selection of photos from the game:</div>
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ABOVE:Turn 1. French 1st and 6th Corps immediately advance on the allied centre.<br />
2nd Corps advances on Hougoumont.<br />
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ABOVE:French 2nd Corps advances on Hougoumont as the French 3rd Cavalry Corps moves into support of 6th Corps advance. </div>
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ABOVE: The British Household Brigade attacks French advancing troops in the centre just to the right of La Haye Sainte.<br />
BELOW: The French counter attack the Household Brigade with a Brigade of Cuirassiers led by Kellerman. Kellerman is killed,... But the Household brigade retires. At the same time Dutch Light cavalry over runs a French massed Horse Artillery battery and tries to prevent 6th Corps advance.<br />
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BELOW: The Dutch Light Cavalry cover the withdrawing Union Brigade.<br />
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BELOW: The Young and Middle Guard are committed.<br />
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BELOW: Cavalry (Heavies of 3rd Cavalry Corps) rupture the allied centre as a Brigade of the Middle Guard capture La Haye Sainte.<br />
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BELOW: Success for the French, but too late as the Prussian IV Corps arrives to bolster flagging allied moral.<br />
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BELOW: The French Heavies of 3rd Cavalry Corps pierce the allied line as Wellington looks on. As French cannon boom the Imperial Guard infantry close in on the allied held ridge-line.<br />
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BELOW: Total French losses up until the arrival of the Prussians.<br />
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BELOW: Some of Britains finest.<br />
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BELOW: Allied troops deployed on Mont Cent Jean.<br />
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BELOW: The French array for battle,...<br />
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BELOW: Troops of the French 2nd Corps and 3rd Calvary Corps<br />
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Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-4255346652010851532017-10-08T06:09:00.000-07:002017-10-08T06:09:28.282-07:00Napoleon's OLD GUARD INFANTRY 1815<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">My 'Old Guard'</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Sailors of the Guard</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Guard Grenadiers </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Guard Foot Chasseurs</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Almost all 28mm Perry Miniatures with a handful of Warlord Games miniatures,...</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />Flags from 'Flag Dude' except for one from GMB</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You can find some excellent information on The Guard <a href="http://www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleonistyka.atspace.com/IMPERIAL_GUARD_infantry_1.htm" target="_blank">HERE</a></span><br />
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BELOW: Chasseurs a Pied of the Imperial Guard. (PERRY MINIATURES)<br />
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BELOW: Grenadiers a Pied<br />
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BELOW: Sailors of The Guard<br />
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Like most wargamers interested in the Napoleonic era I eventually found myself drawn to attempting to recreate at least some part of Napoleon's 'Guard Imperial'.<br />
The main motivation for doing so was my avid interest in The 100 Days (Waterloo) Campaign of 1815.<br />
Many gamers of the period shun this campaign due to the fact it's a rather small campaign in comparison to the campaigns or 1805-06, 1809 or 1812-14.<br />Also, the British and her allies (or The Allies and the British) are not the traditional 'Stovepipe Shako wearing' icons we associate with The Duke of Wellington but a rather 'ignominious army'.<br />
But for me I find it a fascinating campaign full of 'What Ifs'. Napoleon concieved a brilliant strategy but his execution was abysmal.<br />
Anyway, it's also a campaign where we see his Guard pitching in unlike most campaigns where its held in reserve. The exception being the 1814 Campaign for France where The Guard was heavily involved,...<br />
My French Imperial Guard not surprisingly is based on that Guard that was involved in the Waterloo Campaign.<br />
I've gone with using exclusively the magnificent PERRY MINIATURES range in 28mm throughout.<br />
So here they are so far,... (I've still to add the Polish Lancers).<br />
FLAGS from GMB.<br />
I've included a little blurb on each regiment obtained from Wikipedia (if you can believe that)!<br />
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<b><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Chasseurs à Cheval de la Garde Impériale</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> (in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="English language">English</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">) constituted a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cavalry" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Light cavalry">light cavalry</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> regiment in the Consular, then </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Napoleon_I)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)">Imperial Guard</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> during the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Consulate" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="French Consulate">French Consulate</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_French_Empire" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="First French Empire">First French Empire</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> respectively. They were the second senior "Old Guard" cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard, after the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadiers_%C3%A0_Cheval_de_la_Garde_Imp%C3%A9riale" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale">Grenadiers à Cheval</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. The regiment had its origins in the Guides raised by General Bonaparte during his </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_campaigns_of_the_French_Revolutionary_Wars#Bonaparte.27s_war" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars">Italian Campaign of 1796</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. It was the Chasseurs that usually provided personal escort to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Napoleon">Napoleon</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, and he often wore the uniform of the regiment in recognition of this service. The regiment was not only known for its lavish uniform, but its combat history as well.</span></i></b><br />
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<i><b><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left;">Chasseurs à cheval (on the left) protecting the Emperor at the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Friedland" style="background: none rgb(248, 249, 250); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Battle of Friedland">Battle of Friedland</a><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left;">, while </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirassier" style="background: none rgb(248, 249, 250); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cuirassier">cuirassiers</a> <span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left;">salute him before their charge.</span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_I" style="background: none rgb(248, 249, 250); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Napoleon I">The Emperor</a><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left;"> is again in his green colonel uniform of the Chasseurs à Cheval.</span></b></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Gendarmes d'élite de la Garde impériale</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> (English: "élite gendarmes of the Imperial Guard") was a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="National Gendarmerie">gendarmerie</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> unit formed in 1801 by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Napoleon">Napoleon</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> as part of the Consular Guard which became the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Napoleon_I)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)">Imperial Guard</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> in 1804. In time of peace, their role was to protect official residences and palaces and to provide security to important political figures. In time of war, their role was to protect the Imperial headquarters, to escort prisoners and occasionally to enforce the law and limit civil disorder in conquered cities. The unit was renamed </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Gendarmes des chasses du roi</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> during the First </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_Restoration" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bourbon Restoration">Bourbon Restoration</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> but was disbanded in 1815 during the Second Restoration.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i>The Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale (in English: Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard) constituted a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_cavalry" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Heavy cavalry">heavy cavalry</a> regiment in the Consular, then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Napoleon_I)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)">Imperial Guard</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Consulate" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="French Consulate">French Consulate</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_French_Empire" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="First French Empire">First French Empire</a> respectively. They were the senior "Old Guard" cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard and from 1806 were brigaded together with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_de_la_Garde_Imp%C3%A9riale" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Dragons de la Garde Impériale">Dragons de la Garde Impériale</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Pigeard1_1-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadiers_%C3%A0_Cheval_de_la_Garde_Imp%C3%A9riale#cite_note-Pigeard1-1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[1]</a></sup></i></b></div>
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<b><i>A part of the Republican Consular Guard, the Grenadiers became the senior "Old Guard" heavy cavalry regiment when the Imperial Guard was founded, in 1804. Their maximum official complement was just over 1100 officers and troopers, commanded by a general of division or a seasoned general of brigade, with some of the most famous cavalrymen of the time as commander.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Rarely committed to battle during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Napoleonic Wars">Napoleonic Wars</a>, they were usually kept in reserve, alongside the Emperor, during the most significant battles of 1804-1815. When sent into action, such as during the battles of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marengo" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Battle of Marengo">Marengo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Austerlitz" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Battle of Austerlitz">Austerlitz</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Eylau" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Battle of Eylau">Eylau</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hanau" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Battle of Hanau">Hanau</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Battle of Waterloo">Waterloo</a>, as well as during a number of actions of 1814, results were usually impressive. The regiment was disbanded in 1815, after Napoleon's downfall and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_Restoration" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bourbon Restoration">second restoration of the Bourbons</a>.</i></b></div>
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white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2e_r%C3%A9giment_de_chevau-l%C3%A9gers_lanciers_de_la_Garde_Imp%C3%A9riale#cite_note-ran-2" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[2]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> They were formed in 1810, after the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Holland" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Kingdom of Holland">Kingdom of Holland</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> was annexed by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="France">France</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, but their original purpose was to serve as </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussar" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Hussar">hussars</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> of the Dutch </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Guard" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Royal Guard">Royal Guard</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nap_1-1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2e_r%C3%A9giment_de_chevau-l%C3%A9gers_lanciers_de_la_Garde_Imp%C3%A9riale#cite_note-nap-1" style="background: none; 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Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-87653594430974334362017-06-13T19:43:00.003-07:002017-06-14T04:38:41.925-07:00My Sharp Practice Participation Game.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently I hosted a Sharp Practice Participation / Demonstration Game at a Local Gaming Convention, BADGACON. The showcase for the Bendigo And District Gaming Association, BADGACON is in its third year so I wanted to offer a gaming experience different to the usual fare of Fantasy and SciFi and 'Canned War-games' such as Team Yankee, Bolt Action and the like.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I thought a participation game would be good activity and something that I could make would look good might attract people to the hobby. <br />It also had to be of an Historical nature.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The game also had to be simple to play, with enough detail to give the gamers some decisions to have to ponder over, engaging for all concerned, fast paced and above all,.... FUN.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The game also needed to be played to a conclusion in at least 2.5 hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm fascinated by the '100 Days' and have plenty of reference materials on the Campaign and in particular the battle of Waterloo.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I'd committed to put on some kind of activity and I'd settled on a specific action,....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now for the details,....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">BATTLE PREP!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ultimately it was an 8 x 4 table we played on </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I next settled on 'Sharp Practice 2' as my rules of choice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These rules are easy to play even if you've never read the rules and as long as the person running the game understands them it'll be fine.<br />The participant simply needs to say "I wish to do this followed by that,...". </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 'Game host then simply states "Yes, you can do that, now roll two D6 an see how far you move,..".<br />SP is also gives a very realistic game and one that's fast paced. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I initially looked at 'The Complete Fondler' (CF), a TOO FAT LARDIES Campaign / Scenario book released back when Version One of Sharp Practice was released, for some inspiration. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Straight away I was drawn to the 'Fondler's Waterloo' scenario.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Battle of Waterloo is reasonable well know, I have all the correct figures already painted and I have the beautiful 4Ground model of La Haye Sainte (LHS)!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The CF scenario is a series of engagements (3 in total) around and in LHS.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Taking a leaf from the TFL CF scenario I decided that the game would be played as follows:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The French would attack LHS in a series of 'Waves', (4 Maximum), with 2 wave each day as follows:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The French first wave. Game commencing at 09:30AM to 12:30PM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">LUNCH</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The French second Wave. Game commencing at 1:30PM concluding NLT 4:30PM </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Day TWO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Repeat as above for French Waves 3 and 4.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If the french were successful in taking the Farm in the first wave I'd simply rest the table and let the gamers switch sides!</span><br />
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<b><i> ABOVE: <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lieutenant Hogo Boss:</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">BELOW:Lieutenant William 'Willy' Spanker</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i> </i></span><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ABOVE: Col Richard Winchester</span></i></b><br />
<b><i> BELOW: <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Major Hanns Jobbs</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b><i> ABOVE: Major Michael Schmetkampf</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Combatants!</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The French:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Each wave would consist of two 'Forces' each consisting of two formations or 24 Line Infantry (Fusiliers or Chasseurs), and two formations or 12 Voltigeurs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In addition each formation would have a choice of the following to be added to them:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a Troop of two Cannons (one medium Howitzer and one Medium Gun)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a Storming Party of Pioneers under the command of Status 1 Leader Maximillian Shagolotte and his inconceivable large 'Chopper' (axe)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">an additional force of 12 Grenadiers (deemed 'aggressive')</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Giving a grand total of:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">96 Line Infantry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">60 Skirmishing Light Infantry (Including the 12 Grenadiers)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6 'Pioneers' (Aggressive)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 'Guns' with 12 Gunners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>ABOVE: the 95th Rifles in The Sandpit</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leaders were allocated to the French as follows:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 4 Leader Marshal Ney, and overall Commander of the French effort;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 x Status 2 Leaders (Each commanding a 'Force' of Line and Lights plus supports) as allocated by the CinC (Ney);</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 x Status 1 leaders (To assist the Status 2 'Battalion' Commanders);</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 x Status 3 Leaders (To Command the two formations of Skirmishers) allocated to each of the Line Infantry formations; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 Status 1 Leader of the Pioneers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There was the possibility the could get a replacement cannon, but no replacement Gunners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">By contrast the French would have their force fully reconstituted (less Leaders) as each wave was activated. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The french player could 'Recall' any wave at any point and get all his 'dead' returned to the ranks.<br />Additionally the French would have Access to a formation of 20 Cuirassiers from the 2nd Wave onward.<br />These would be triggered if any allied troops ventured out of LHS in a group of 6 or more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Allies:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The allies would have the following troops to defend La Haye Sainte:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 groups of 12 x 1st Regiment of the King's German Legion Light Infantry (1st KGL LI) with Rifles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8 x Militia armed with Muskets (rated as Light Infantry), and attached to the 1st KGL LI</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">20 x KGL 5th Regiment Light Infantry armed with Muskets</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">12 x 95th Rifles (in the Sandpit)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 Royal Horse Artillery Medium Cannon with 6 Gunners</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Allies had the following Leaders:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 4 Leader in the Farm Complex (Colonel Winchester, of The Prince of Orange's Staff)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 3 Leader in the Farm Complex (Major Hanns Jobbs, 1st KGL LI)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 2 Leader (commanding the 20 KGL 5th Regt), Major Michael Schmetkampf</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 2 Leader (Commanding the 95th outside in the sandpit) Lieutenant Willy Spanker</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 2 Leader, Sergeant Robert 'Bobby' Blurter (sidekick to Colonel Richard 'Dickey' Winchester) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 1 Leader, Sergeant Dan 'Polly' Pollard (of the 1st KGL LI)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 1 Leader, Sergeant Ash Locke (of the 5th KGL)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Status 1 Leader, Sergeant John Travolta with the 95th.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To add a bit of internal 'Friction' I also gave each leader some 'Personal Goals' they could achieve in addition to gaining 'Points' or 'Honour' for simply winning the game.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some also had extra skills and traits that would prove useful or incentivies players to play a certain way.</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <b> ABOVE:</b> <b>Lieutenant Paul De Grasse ABOVE: </b></i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Le Duke d’ Darling</i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These were as follows:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">French Briefings:</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain Honour Points (HP) by achieving the following:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 30 HPs by leading your men into the farm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 30 HP by Killing Lt Colonel Winchester. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 10 HP by being successful in leading your men in Hand To Hand Combat (driving the enemy back) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 10 HPs by having your men be the first to enter the farm of La Haye Sainte</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 25 HP by achieving a ‘Personal goal’ (PG), as follow:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. Marshal Ney: Level 4 Status. You can dispatch ADC’s to serve as Status 1 or Status 2 leaders </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i><u>OR </u></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">keep each of your ADCs to act as your ‘will’ on the field of battle! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For Each ADC you dispatch you drop one level of Status. You can dispatch a maximum of 3 ADC. <b>PG: Take the farm within two attempts / Assault Waves</b></span><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Lt Colonel Phillip Le Douche: Level 2 Leader. <b>PG: Have your men enter the Farm before The Duke d’ Darlings men!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. Lt Colonel Pierre Gripper, Le Duke d’ Darling: Level 2 Leader. <b>PG: Secure the garden Kitchen! There is some FANTASTIC fromage in there,</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4. Chef d’Battalion Henri Renault: Status 3 Leader. <b>PG: Enter the farm and carry off the young daughter of the farmer within.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5. Chef d’Battalion Anton Bardotte: Status 3 Leader. <b>PG: You or your men capture a British Cannon!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6. Lieutenant Hogo Boss: Status 1 Leader.<b> PG. Be the first man into the farm!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7. Lieutenant Paul De Grasse: Status 1 Leader.<b> PG: Be the first man into the farm!</b></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8. Captain Maximillian Shagolote: Status 1 leader: <b>PG: Smash in the main gate house gate and lead your men in a successful Hand To Hand (Fisticuffs) attack.</b> Fight with 4 Dice! Plus 4 on any task involving strength! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To compensate for lost leaders the French CinC (Ney) could send an ADC to assist and 'Force' by voluntarily 'shedding' a status level and creating a new Status 1 leader. For example Ney could reduce himself to a Status 2 leader but GAIN 2 status one Leaders or 1 status 2 Leader. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> <b>Chef d’Battalion Henri Renault</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Allied Briefing:</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain Honour Points (HP) by achieving the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 10 HPs by having your men be the first to repulse an assault. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 25 HPs by leading your men into Hand to Hand whilst outnumbered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 30 HP by Killing Marshal Ney. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 20 HP by Killing a French Battalion Commander</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gain 25 HP by achieving a ‘Personal goal’ (PG).</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. Col Richard Winchester: Level 4 Status. Remove 2 extra shock by simply joining a group! <b>PG: Repulse three Assault Waves</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Major Hanns Jobbs: Level 3 Leader. <b> PG: Kill the Duke d’Darling! He killed your brother in 1806!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. Major Michael Schmetkampf: Level 3 Leader. <b>PG: Secure the garden Kitchen! There is some FANTASTIC fromage in there,</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4. Lieutenant William 'Willy' Spanker : Status 2 Leader. <b>PG: Enter the farm and carry off the young daughter of the farmer.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5. Sgt Bob Blurter: Status 2 Leader. <b>PG: Make off with the Farmer’s daughter and her calf!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6. Sgt Ash Locke: Status 1 Leader. <b>PG. Capture or Kill a French Officer!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7. Sgt Johannes Travolta: Status 1 Leader. <b>PG: Direct the fire of an Artillery piece!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8. Sgt Danny Pollard: Status 1 leader: <b>PG: Get the wounded to safety! And return with ammo,… (double PG points)</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Allies would only have those leaders and troops listed above to play out the entire battle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also, after the french 2nd wave was activated they would also have an increasing chance per turn that 12 x Dutch 6th Hussars and 8 x 5th Dutch Light Dragoons might ride to their assistance under the command of 1 Status 2 Leader,...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If the French Cuirassiers were activated then the Netherlands Cavalry would also be triggered, otherwise from turn 3 of wave 3 the Allied cavalry would arrive on the field on a roll of 5 or 6 on a D6 </span><br />
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<b><i>ABOVE: The Netherland's 5th Light Dragoons. Below: The Netherlands 6th Hussars</i></b><br />
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<b> </b><i><b>ABOVE: </b>The French Grenadier interpenetrate the French Fusiliers in an attempt to close to 'Fisticuffs' with the two groups of Englishmen in a 'LINE' Formation.<br />The volley from the English sends the reeling back.</i><br />
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<i><b>BELOW: </b>The top right see's Major Dickie Winchester leading three groups (two up and one in support) over the hedge and through the wheat-field into a ragged counter volley from two french Fusilier groups. The French officer (Lvl 2) was KO'd in the first round of Fisticuffs that resulted in a draw. The french were wiped out to the man in the subsequent round of H2H.<br />In the center of the photo two groups of English fire another Crashing Volley into the remains of the French Fusiliers that were opposing them.</i><br />
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This was our first game using Artillery, (The single French 8 Pdr Cannon).</div>
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These are them here: (See Below)<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">WHEN FIRING SOLID SHOT / ROUNDSHOT AT AN ENEMY ARTILLERY PI</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ECE:</b></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>For each KILL sustained by the Artillery piece that is being fired at BY ROUNDSHOT you must roll equal to or below that number to convert that kill to a strike on the Gun / Howitzer.<br />Then consult the table below:</b></span></span><br />
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<br />Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-13045851679353550342017-03-21T18:28:00.000-07:002017-03-21T18:28:27.155-07:00The Veteran Wargamer. A PodcastHi Team<br />I've discovered this great little Podcast.<br />
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EngoyTrailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-3437979933977750242017-03-05T14:56:00.001-08:002017-03-05T14:57:06.704-08:00Sharp Practice 2 AAR<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hi Team<br />Played another absorbing game of SHARP PRACTICE tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Baron Le Pen was being held captive and the French and their Bavarian allies were tasked with busting the Baron out!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The table with the red roofed prison with the Baron within. 8 soldiers from the 69th Regt are guarding the prison under the command of a corporal (Junior Leader Minor Character)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Corporal and his guard. They were keen to make sure the hens were also safe,..</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">12 Bavarian Jägers (allies assisting the French since all their Voltigeurs were employed elsewhere)</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> were the first to entered the fray and immediately assaulted the guardroom. Soon they had the men from the 69th in retreat, leaving 4 dead men behind.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">However suddenly Sergeant Major Shudup of the 40th Foot appeared and ambushed the Jägers</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Retreating back into the crop of trees the Jäger return fire on Sgt Maj Shudup's skirmishers</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Soon the little crop of trees is thick with smoke from the musket fire</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It's getting hot in the clump of trees as the 'Fog Of War' rolls in,...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">But now the French troops arrive in the wake of the Jagers! The send two men to smash in the guardroom come prison door in and rescue the Baron, 'BRAVO"!<br />However their escape is blocked by Colour Sergeant Bustard and 16 redcoats from the 40th Foot! The French Fusiliers fire a Volley</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">With 16 British infantry under Colour Sergeant Bustard now up supporting the skirmishers on the left, Captain Dickie Winchester leads 24 redcoats on the right to block a force of French Fusiliers and Grenadiers coming to aid Lt Petit Merde and the Baron!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Capt Winchester's men deliver a controlled Volley into the French coming to the rescue,..</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">But then it's disaster on the British left! The Colour Sergeant is wounded and then they are charged by the French and sent fleeing</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The British left crumbled,.. The colour Sergeant steadies his men but is hit for a THIRD TIME and crumples into the dirt dead. 2 out of 4 leader's are down, (SGT MAJ Shudupis also now a casualty) and Captain Winchester has been wounded twice though he's still in the fight!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Sharp Practice is really a fantastic set of Black Powder Skirmish Rules.<br />I highly recommend them.</span>Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-33614271670999042012016-11-21T00:49:00.002-08:002017-02-22T01:40:22.832-08:00PICKETT'S CHARGE! NEW ACW Rules from Too Fat Lardies,... well sorta.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #999999;">Recently the team at Too Fat Lardies teamed up with David C
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'PICKETT'S CHARGE'!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Well I had a quick hit out with the new 'PICKETT'S CHARGE'
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<span style="color: #999999;">These are great rules that give a great feel for commanding
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<span style="color: #999999;">A proper command and control system that places you in the
situation of a Divisional Commander, having to prioritize where your main
effort will be. Brigades are deployed with Regiments allocated places withing
the brigade area and they (the Regiments) must remain there, unless a staff
officer is sent to rearrange where Brigade within the Division can be
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<span style="color: #999999;">The 1st Division will deploy its 4 Brigades as follows: the
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<span style="color: #999999;">Now those Brigades must remain in that formation relevant
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<span style="color: #999999;">In other words when the Division moves the individual Brigades maintain their positions (flanks, center, reserve) within the Divisional Deployment Area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">If you blaze away all day with your guns it wont be long
before your gunners are fatigued and ammo is low. You are forced to prioritize
your targets and make sure you have your guns ready to support the main effort,
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<span style="color: #999999;">Sequence of play: both players are engaged throughout the
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<span style="color: #999999;">Resolving firing and Close Combat is very simple. What else can I say. Essentially a Battalion will fire with two dice. If the Battalion is LARGE it receives extra Casualty Dice (CD) which give you a increased probability of doing some damage. Small Battalions fire with two dice also but on what is another table giving less brutal results.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;">Artillery Fire is particularly well modeled with an option to engage in ARTILLERY ASSAULTS reminiscent of Lee's effort of blowing a hole in the union lines prior to the Charge these rules are named for. And just like that event you will run a risk of 'Burning out' your gunners and their ammo if you are too cavalier with your artillery fire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Fog Of War (FOW):</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;">There is a very simple FOW mechanism built into the game. Brigades that are hidden simply have a Card placed on the table behind the hill or in the woods that they are deployed behind / within. When enemy come within sighting range they are revealed and troops deployed. OR</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;">A staff Officer can be sent forward to scout the position and reveal to the Divisional commander what awaits his men,...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;">It is well inserted into the game. You can never be sure your orders will be obeyed. You can send staff officers from your HQ to pressure Brigade commanders to do as directed but you're never a certainty,...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;">The game moves along at a brisk pace and play very quickly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">We played the Attack on the Sunken Lane scenario straight out of the rules, based on the Federal assault on the Sunken )Bloody) Lane at Antietam in September of 1862.</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">I played as the assaulting Union Division under French.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">I decided to simply go 'up the guts' simply to see what kind of result the rules would produce.<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />Not surprisingly the Union troops took an utter pounding.<br />Of my 5 Brigades only 2 (the Irish <span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" class="img" height="16" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v6/f87/1/16/1f340.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; width: 0px;">🍀</span></span> Bde and a Brigade of New Yorkers) managed to even reach the sunken lane.<br />Even then none managed to cross bayonets with the Rebs. The best result we achieved was to get a Regiment of New York Zouaves to crest the lane's near edge and pour in a single volley before being force to retire.</span></span></div>
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can't comment on that but I have played the well played and respected 'FIRE
& FURY' (F&F) rules.<br />
I would say (IMHO) that I prefer PC over F&F in so far as even though
the focus is on the 'Brigade' the Regiment is still the fighting unit you're focused
on with other regiments within the brigade providing support to the 'Lead
Regiment'. In other words you Brigade needs to fight AS a brigade with
attention paid to how the individual Regiments are deployed and if they are
mutually supporting. A lone Regiment will soon find itself in deep KAKA.<br />
Melee results are similar to those you find in F&F with the usual
result being a repulsed attacker (in various stages of disorder) or the
defender 'giving way' prior to any bayonets or clubbed muskets being used.<br />
Even when melees do happen they are brief and bloody.<br />
PC fits neatly into that place between F&F and Regimental<br />You can hear an Interview with the rules author with the chaps at <a href="http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/5/5/1/551a6f76b0a27885/meeplesandminiatures_ep184a.mp3?c_id=13390939&expiration=1479726389&hwt=8219d5d5005990e8b202c4e0b7527049" target="_blank">MEEPLES AND MINIATURES HERE</a></span></div>
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Accessories (BA) has been a favourite producer of Wargames terrain and models
of mine for some time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have produced some outstanding models in the past and recently have been going
from strength to strength.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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approached Michael at BA to produce a ACW ironclad of the CSS Virginia type to
use in some ACW scenarios I've been planning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fleets played a big part in that conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">BA has produced
not 1 but 2 models for that conflict, namely an Ironclad, (City Class) and a
steamer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Now they have
produced a ship for the Ancient period,...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I recently
obtained a fantastic new kit from Battlefield Accessories!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Their very swish
Roman Quiqureme galley!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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purchased as a small or large kit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The smaller model
consists of a fore and aft section and hull section. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The larger kit has
two hull sections and a corvus (a device used by the Romans to grapple and
board enemy ships).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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removable banks of oars. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is
significant as it was a major tactic of the day to shear off your enemies oars
to disable them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The kits are all
made from quality materials (3mm MDF), and the parts fit together very snugly
and securely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As with all BA
kits, construction is intuitive however there are videos that are available for
download via YouTube. I've included the link that will lead you step by step
through construction of the kit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is a very superior
option to written or printed instructions unless you live in a cave without
access to the Internet. The fact the kits are only available via the Internet
seems to negate that possibility,...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I've not included
any photos here of the kit I've constructed as I'm in the process of 'pimping'
my model, (painting and 'adding' some extra bits like ropes and shields).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">However the video
bellow shows you what a magnificent kit this really is:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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recommend you look at the other kits that BA have, in particular the fantastic
ACW vessels!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You can always
subscribe to the BA YouTube channel and get the oil on all their fantastic
kits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Battlefields Accessories online Shop:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="text-align: start;">ABOVE AND BELOW</b><span style="text-align: start;">: "Let's ago Viking"! A SAGA game at LITTLE WARS</span></div>
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Last Sunday 29 May 2016 I made my almost 'religious pilgrimage' to my favourite event on the Australian Wargames Calendar, 'LITTLE WARS'. A one day 'Showcase' event of Wargaming.<br />
As usual there was a swag of participation and demo games on.<br />
The guys from League Of Ancients put on an impressive PLATAEA battle with scores of Persians and City State Greeks battling it out.<br />
There was a least two SAGA / Cross and Crescent games being played.<br />
Also there was at least two 'Miniature variants' of the excellent Command and Colors' games being played.<br />
Traders were present flogging their wares and the bring and buy stall as usual was up and running though I didn't see much this year in the 'second hand' stall too get excited about.<br />
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I thought some of the games on display this year were a bit below par. I really dislike games that have notes, QRS and food liberally splattered around tables, or miniatures that aren't well painted at 'Showcase' events and unfortunately there were a couple like that.</div>
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<b>BELOW: </b><i>HOPLITES!!! Who doesnt love seeing massed Hoplites?</i></div>
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<b>BELOW:</b> <i>The Battle of Plataea 479BC. An impressive game put on by the Chaps from The League Of Ancients. One of the better demo games!</i></div>
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<b> BELOW:</b> <i>The games and trade stalls.</i><br />
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<b> BELOW:</b> <i>A very nice 6mm Samurai game "To The Strongest" I believe it was called. Nice terrain, Nice miniatures. An uncluttered table. As demo games should be.</i><br />
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<i> </i>For Me the highlight of the day was discovering <b><i>TRIBAL.</i></b> A very interesting set of Skirmish rules for pretty much any period up to the advent of firearms, (though I think they could be adapted for them).<br />
I'll post a review of these exciting new rules soon.<br />
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<b>ABOVE:</b> <i>A very nice canoe produced by BATTLEFIELD ACCESSORIES. </i><br />
<i>Warriors (</i><b>BELOW</b><i>) are 28mm EUREKA Miniatures</i>.<br />
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My mate Danl has started a great new Online Resource for all the Napoleonic buffs out there:</div>
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You'll find photos of various painted miniatures in various scales from a variety of manufactures.</div>
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Such as these 28mm Perry Household Cavalry that Danl (Gunner Dunbar) recently painted for me.</div>
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I highly recommend you pop over and check out some fantastic painting. </div>
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<br />Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-72152171158098091122015-12-02T04:31:00.001-08:002015-12-09T20:37:22.290-08:00Chain Of Command AAR: Action at Petit Fromage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">ABOVE:</span></b><i><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"> The SS men
fire at the British Cromwell tank!</span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Hi Guys.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">I live in semi rural Victoria and
sometimes, (often) I struggle to find opponents to game with.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">I think Chain of Command shows real
promise as a a good old fashion 'Play By Mail' (PBM) game,...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Or should I say a 'Play By Social Media'
(PBSM) game.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">So I'll set up a game,.. Set the
parameters (Situation, Mission ect) and then post some photos from the
perspective of one (or both maybe) combatants.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Then request someone (anyone) to send
orders, probably via 'Messenger' for secrecy if having both sides played
'remotely'.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">I play the phases until a 'hinge point'
is achieved.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Maybe a CoC die has become
available,...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Maybe the original orders are getting us
nowhere,...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">And then I play the game to a
conclusion.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">So with the that in mind I set up the
following game and soon had a nice chap named Kris offer to play the Platoon
Commander for the British.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Here's how it played
out,...</span></span><br />
<span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">First, lets set the scene, the scenario
and the very very 'Quick Orders' for the British from Company
HQ.</span></span></span><br />
<span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's
Regiment</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">A Company</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">3rd Platoon</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">25 June 1944</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">West of Caen</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The last of the young corporals moved
into the hasty 'O' Group. The Platoon Commander gave a curt "Cheers" to the
Battalion Adjutant Captain Morris and then turned back to the three corporals.
Sergeant Crab was collecting 2 inch Mortar rounds from the
CSM,...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">"Bloody hell Sir, that's a grand total
of 5 smoke and 3 HE! I'm hardly going to blast Jerry of the ridge with
this"!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The CSM gave a sharp
reply:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">"Stop ya whinging Sergeant! In my day we
just had rocks,....</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Besides, the Trailapes (Artillery) will
do all the stonking you need lovely boy"!</span></span><br />
<span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Lt Baker commenced his
orders,....</span></span></span><br />
<span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">"</span><i><b><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">Quick Orders.</span></b></i></span></span></span><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Situation:</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Ahead is the crossroads at Petit
Fromage.</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Enemy: </span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">It's believed elements of the 12th SS
are holding the objective.</span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">We expect them to be
supported by 'some' armour,.."</span></b></i><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">..</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Corporal Barry Haree chimed
in:</span></span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">"Probably bloody
Tigers"!</span></span></i></b><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Lt Baker frowned:</span></span><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">"Thank you Harry for that positive
input.</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">May I
continue?</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Fritz has at least a platoon is in
there. The 12th SS are all young die hard Nazis. I don't expect we' take many
prisoners.</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Friendlies:</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">We have 3 Cromwells from the 24th
Lancers in Support.</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">We have air supremacy, but with the
weather being so shite don't expect any air support.</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Artillery is stonking the crossroads as
you can hear.</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Mostly 5.5
inch.</span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i><i><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Mission:</span></b></i></span><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">3 platoon, supported by a Troop of tanks
from 24th Lancers is to advance to contact and then seize the crossroads at
Petit Fromage.</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Repeat</span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">3 platoon, supported by a Troop of tanks
from 24th Lancers is to advance to contact and then seize the crossroads at
Petit Fromage.</span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></i><i><b><span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Execution:</span></span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">(This is the bit the remote PBSM player
contributes).</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">As I told him:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Your orders can be as detailed or as
brief as you want.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Your intent is really all that is needed
by me.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">For example.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">1 section on the right is
to,...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">2 section on the left is
to,....</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">3 Section will be in depth with
me.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">One tank will be in support of each
section</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Or</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">All tanks will mass on the left / right
/ road,....</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">You get the idea.</span></span><br />
<span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Back to our 'O'
Group,....</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">This
is what Kris came up with</span><span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">"Section 1 to push towards the stone
fence in front of position and then to remain on overwatch looking towards the
houses forward and to the right flank.</span><span style="color: #444444;"></span></i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;">
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">The 2 inch mortar to support and drop
smoke as required for sections 2 and 3 Section 3 push forward quickly using the
field as cover aiming to get to the stone wall to the center Section 2 to push
into the just vacated building of section 3 and then to follow in haste through
the field towards the stone wall to the right flank more so. This will stop the
sections bunching up. Cromwell on the road cautious advance up road ready to
swing in behind cover when the enemy appears. The lads in section 1 are to be on
the look out for panzerfausts or any AT weapons.</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Common men lets at it, Jerry's not going
to wait all day for us!"</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">"Admin and
Log:</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">We have the Adjt with us! BHQ obviously
sees our company as the main effort and the OC sees our platoon as the tip of
the spear,...</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">We also have CPL Avnil the medic with
us,.. So if you cop a Blighty we'll have you sorted.</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Command and
Signals:</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The Radio nets are unchanged. Company
signals will be back at the FUP, with the Adjt.</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Chain of Command is Me (Lt Baker), then
Sgt Crab, then Seco 3 Section, Seco 1 then Seco 2.</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The rest can fight it
out,...</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The Adjt will feed the lads forward as
required so I'll be with you lads all the way.</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">That's it,...</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Move out"!</span></span></i></b><br />
<span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">I determined the details on the
individual 'BIG MEN' using the matrix in PLATOON FORWARD available from Too Fat
Lardies. I highly recommend this PDF as it can be used with any rule system not
just CoC or IABSM.</span></span></span><br />
<span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Platoon Commander Lt
Baker:</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Optimistic family man (Popular with the
Lads) and reckless. He was a salesman at his father's corner shop before the
war. Joined the Regiment in June of '43.</span></span><br />
<span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Platoon Sgt
Crab: </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">Likable and a 'True Believer' in
their cause. "</span><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">We're in a great
crusade Lads! Let's kill all these Nazi swine"!</span></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">'Mud' has an even combat temperament.
The lads respect his rank and the man (+1) for 'Rally' purpose, (removes one
extra shock every time he Rallies the lads).</span></span><br />
<span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Section 1 CPL 'Crafty'
Thompson:</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Cunning family man even combat
temperament (+1 when in HtH or directing fire).</span></span><br />
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Bower: </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Glum and Religious with an even combat
temperament (+1 dice when firing)</span></span><br />
<span helvetica="" sans-serif="" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Section 3 CPL 'Snake'
Rattler: </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">A real nasty chap and 'Position'
conscious (always looking secure promotion) and bold in combat (+1 dice in
HtH)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">I sent SITUATION REPORTS (Sit Reps) to
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slight rise ahead whilst he himself moved up with the support section behind 3
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German 75mm Pak Anti Tank Gun also made its presence know when it opened fire on
the Cromwell tank on the road, Call Sign (C/S) 2 from the British Armour support
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reached the hedge on the ridge and is in Overwatch<br />Our mortar is directly to
their rear in the corner of the wheat field in position to provide Fire
Support<br />Section 2 is positioned to provide covering fire for section
3<br />Section 3 is directly opposite the large farm building with the Red
Roof.<br />Two Ironside elements of Cromwell Tanks are to the rear of sections 2
and 3<br />Ironside C/S 2 Cromwell on the road has been engaged by a 75mm AT gun
on the road near the Farm complex gate.<br />The round missed!<br />Enemy tank is
unobserved. Assumed to be in amongst the smaller buildings opposite 1
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on the Pak 75mm with HE and quickly killed one of the SS Gunners with a blast of
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">C/S Ironside 2 burst into flames with
just the Sergeant commander tumbling out of the turret with a shard of metal in
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right to prepare for an assault on the large red roofed building that was giving
Section 3 such grief.</span></span></div>
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Cromwell tanks fired HE rounds into the Farm Building now called 'BIG RED'. The
fire hardly slackened from the the building however and Section 3 suffered
another casualty and more 'Shock'.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Sit rep<br />3 section
is taking very heavy fire from the Farm building. Section Commander wounded with
Gun Shot Wound (GSW)</span></span></i></b></span><b style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;"><i><span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> to right leg and
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section moving to assault<br />1 section advancing on left.<br />Ironsides C/S 2 has
been knocked out.<br />4 KIA, 1 bailed out.<br />Ironside C/S 1 and 3 in
support.<br />Smoke from platoon asset blinding Farm
House.<br />Wait,..<br />Out"!</span></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">By now Section 1 reached the 'Stone
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Now the two SS squads in the cluster of
buildings and hasty barricade burst to life!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Their four MG42s hurled buckets of lead
into the unfortunate Tommies,...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The German tank rumbled up in support
and the British sergeant identified it as a Panzer IV NOT a
Tiger.</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">(I deliberately fed back some false
information here)</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">As soon as the Brits noticed a tank I would roll a
dice and based on rank / experience give an accurate or </span></span><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">inaccurate</span><span style="line-height: 16pt;"> target </span></span><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">description.</span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">Initially the Corporal rolled poorly (he rolled a 5
when he needed 1-3)</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><span style="line-height: 16pt;"> and </span><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">screamed</span></span><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"> "TIGER"! </span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">The more </span></span><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">experienced</span></span><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"> Sergeant however was less prone to making the same
mistake (needing a roll of 1-4 to get it
right)</span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><br /></span></i><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The PzIV still added some punch
however.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">To counter this the Brit 2 inch Mortar dropped some
smoke to blind the SS Tank and one of the MG42s. This was in addition to the
smoke that they had dropped earlier in </span></span><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">front</span></span><span style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"> of 'BIG RED' permitting 2 Section to get in close for
an assault on that building.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">"9. This is 1-3 </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Sit Rep </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Section 1 coming under extremely heavy fire from the vicinity of house to our front. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">One MG 42 engaging from hasty barricade and one MG 42 engaging us from house.</span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">1 KIA, 3 WIA. Enemy tank is confirmed as a Pz 4. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">I say again, Pz IV. En PzIV and one MG42 blinded. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Advancing would be difficult unsupported. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">More to follow,.... </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Section 2 is positioned for assault on large from building now nicknamed "Big Red". </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Firing from Big Red has ceased. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Seco 2 Section suggested flanking movement to the right more secure. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">More to follow,... </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Section 3 has sustained another casualty Currently 1 KIA, 3 WIA including Seco. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">C/S Ironside 1 and 3 providing good support. </span></span></i></b></pre>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The smoke fired from the british 2 inch mortar that fell infront of the German tank did require it to be repositioned.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">In doing so the SS tank
commander exposed himself ever so slightly to the British Cromwells</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">Shots were exchanged by the 'Hull Down'
tanks but luck was with the British tankers and soon the Panzer IV was a blazing
wreck!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">But there the good news ended.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.6pt;">The fire from the SS MG 42s however did
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<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">"9 This is 1-3 Sit Rep Section 1 virtually destroyed. CPL down, WIA 2 KIA, 5 WIA. Only Bren gunner and number two in the fight. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">More to follow,... </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;"> Section 2. Has assaulted Big Red Enemy has disengaged. Assumed to have fallen back to positions within farmyard. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">1 enemy KIA discovered in Big Red. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">More to follow,...</span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;"> Section 3. No change from previous report. Seco has been treated by 'Starlight' and is back in the fight.</span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;"> More to follow,... </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;"> Sunray minor (SGT) is directing fire of 2 inch. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Reports enemy fire is extremely heavy and accurate </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">More to follow,... </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;"> Enemy AFV Pz 4 has been destroyed by concentrated fire from Ironside elements. My Foxhound (Infantry) element Casualties heavy. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Command and Control at final limit. (Force Moral 5!) </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;"> Strong wind has dispersed blinding smoke. </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Fire from at least 4 MG42s in vicinity of brown buildings is heavy and extremely accurate! </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Request permission to disengage! </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">End of Report! </span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Out"!</span></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></i></b></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">
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<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">I called the game to an end at this point.</span></span></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">
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<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">If I did one more phase it would have played out as follows (as i decided to roll some more dice out of curiosity)</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.3pt;">:</span></pre>
<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">
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<pre style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">The four SS MG42 in the vicinity of the collection of buildings before section 1 hurled their 34 dice to wipe out the sole remaining men of 1 Section.</span></span></pre>
<pre style="line-height: 21px;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">British moral collapsed to 3. </span></span></span></span></pre>
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<pre style="line-height: 21px;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">Conclusion</span></span></span></span></pre>
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<pre style="line-height: 21px;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">The added bonus is you can include as little or as much information to share with the players as you see fit. Much like a "Dungeons and Dragons" Game-master would.</span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="line-height: 21px;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;" times=""><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.3pt;">I'd like to have another go soon but with BOTH sides controlled be remote players.</span></span></span></span></pre>
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Hi Guys<br />
Well let's face it, we all want great terrain, but none of us want to spend too much because, well;<br />
we all want great miniatures!<br />
Terrain however really can make the difference between a game that looks good or looks FANTASTIC.<br />
Part of the appeal of Miniature games is the eye candy, otherwise we'd simply play boardgames, right?<br />
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As some might be aware I did a comparison of two<a href="http://trailape.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/a-tale-of-two-farms.html" target="_blank"> 'La Haye Sainte' models</a> recently and <b>BATTLEFIELD ACCESSORIES' </b>offering was one of the farm sets I looked at.<br />
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Well the good news is Mike Parker has gone into a partnership with another chap and they have finally got around to creating a true ONLINE presence.<br />
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<b>BELOW: </b><i>The BA Church and below that the 'Destroyed' version</i><br />
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<b>You can now purchase <a href="http://battlefield-accessories.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">BATTLEFIELD ACCESSORIES</a> (BA) terrain ONLINE!</b><br />
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http://battlefield-accessories.myshopify.com/<br />
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The terrain is of excellent quality and very competitively priced .<br />
I refer you back to my <a href="http://trailape.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/a-tale-of-two-farms.html" target="_blank">LA HAYE SAINTE</a> review to get an impression of what I'm talking about.<br />
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The range is extensive:<br />
Bridges<br />
Factories<br />
Workshops<br />
Futuristic Buildings, Bunkers and Fortifications<br />
Houses (both intact and destroyed)<br />
Churches<br />
MASSIVE 17th Century Star Forts<br />
Inca / Aztec Temples<br />
Japanese Castles<br />
Crates<br />
and on and on we go,...<br />
with more to come I'm sure.<br />
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Nothing flimsy, and easy to construct BA Terrain is both easy on the eye AND affordable.<br />
I highly recommend <b>BATTLEFIELD ACCESSORIES.</b><br />
For me, they are my ONE STOP TERRAIN SHOP!<br />
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I've been meaning to do a comparison of these two rule systems for a
considerable time but other things just simply get in the way, like other
projects (Commissions, my ongoing La Haye Sainte project, painting 100s of Perry
Miniatures, and building lots and lots of terrain,..).<br />
Well finally here it
is.<br />
Now before I start I just want to say that I'm looking at the two systems
through the eyes of a soldier (Artilleryman) of 33 years service (both in a pure
training environment and operationally).<br />
Yes, I know they are both 'Games'
and playability and pure enjoyment must sit at the top of the list, but some
level of realism must in my opinion be evident, otherwise why not simply play
Warhammer Fantasy?<br />
I've played about 5 games now of both systems and found
both to be enjoyable and challenging.<br />
One system was however MORE
challenging, realistic and for me personally, enjoyable.<br />
So let's look at
each systems.<br />
<b>BELOW</b>: <i>A Brit Airborne 6 Pdr covering down a road somewhere in Holland</i>.<br />
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<br />
<b>Bolt Action</b> (BA) is produced by Warlord Games and works on
a system where for each Squad (or Section), AFV, Artillery Piece, vehicle or
small team (Artillery Observer for example) you and your opponent get one
'Command Die'. All the dice go into a single opaque container and are drawn
randomly. As a die comes out the owner of that die can issue 1 of 6 different
commands (<i><b>RUN, ADVANCE, FIRE, AMBUSH, RALLY, DOWN</b></i>) to his troops as he sees fit. Very suspenseful stuff!<br />
<br />
Produced by
Too Fat Lardies, <b>Chain Of Command</b> (CoC) works much differently.<br />
Depending on
the Quality of your force you get to roll 4 (poor quality) 5 (Regular or
standard quality) or 6 (Elite or hardened well trained Veterans).<br />
At the
start of your turn you roll your allocated dice.<br />
For each 1 you roll you can
activate a small team<br />
For a 2 a Section together with its leader<br />
For a 3 a
Section Commander (Leader) with his Section <br />
For a 4 a senior leader such as
the Platoon Sergeant, (if you have one) or the Platoon Commander)<br />
A roll of a
5 goes towards building up CoC die, and once you have one of these then there
are all sorts of options open to you, like declaring an ambush, interrupting an
opponents move, relocating a sniper team, to mention just some.<br />
A 6 is a
'Phasing' Die and let's just say multiple 6s are a good thing.<br />
<br />
<b>Pre Game
Preparation</b><br />
In Bolt Action (BA) you select or dice for a scenario, set up and
play<br />
In Chain of Command (CoC) you select or dice for a scenario and then
enter what is called the 'Patrol Phase'. This is like a mini game within the
larger game.<br />
It represents scouts or recon patrols probing ahead of your main
force and establishing what is referred to as Jump Off Points (JOP).<br />
It is
from these JOPs your troops enter the table, and the loss of which can have
catastrophic consequences.<br />
<b>BELOW:</b> <i>CoC at CANCON 2014</i><br />
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<b>Movement</b><br />
It's a fixed distance in BA.
<br />
For example Infantry run 12 inches without firing or 6 inches if the wish to
move AND then fire. Terrain will obviously have effects on movement but you KNOW
how far your boys will move FOR CERTAIN.<br />
In CoC it's variable, based on
moving one D6 if moving tactically, maintaining a low profile for example,
(maybe they are leopard crawling or monkey running).<br />
Normal movement is 2D6
or 1 D6 to move AND fire, (or fire and then move)<br />
"<i>At The Double</i>," 3D6 is a
pell-mell 'Rush' and pick up some disorder for your trouble!<br />
So in other words
each individual Section / Squad will move as they see as appropriate depending
on whether or not the Section Commander or Squad Leader has told them to "keep
low lads"! or "Move it boys"!<br />
This seems more realistic to
me.<br />
<br />
<b>Coordinated movement</b>.<br />
In BA you can't really coordinate arms with
any real certainty. <br />
Here's an Example:<br />
Let's say one of my dice is drawn.
I decide to move my Stug III<br />
Then one of my dice is drawn again so I move my
Squad behind the Stug III. Excellent!<br />
But I can only move my Stug III and my
squad in the same phase IF I get two Die drawn in succession. If this doesn't
happen the insane situation can arise where the Stug roles on down the road,
leaving the dim witted infantrymen standing in the middle of a perfect firing
lane just begging to be blown away.<br />
Now obviously you can increase your
chances to coordinate movement by 'counting the dice' as they come out of the
bag, and waiting until you know that you have more dice in the bag than the
other guy, but this might never happen (particularly if the bad guys have more
dice than you due to being of cheaper 'stock')<br />
<b>BELOW</b>: <i>A PzIII in North Africa</i><br />
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In CoC I can quite easily
move my AFV down the road with my supporting infantry section right behind it
(for cover) or either side of it (protecting it from enemy with Anti-tank
weapons)<br />
And to do this SHOULD be easy. <br />
<i>Example</i>:<br />
It's my phase of turn
2.<br />
I have regular US Armoured Infantry (5 Command Dice)<br />
I roll and get 3,
2, 3, 5, 6<br />
The 6 means next 'Phase' is the Italians (my opponents)<br />
The 5
means I've scored one CoC Die! (Only 5 to go).<br />
I use the one of the 3s to get my SGT to put my MMG
'Team' on Overwatch.<br />
I use the other 3 to order my M4 Sherman tank down the road
(<i>the MMG is coving its movement in case any Italian Paratroopers with a
Panzerfaust pop up</i>) and I use the 2 to have a Squad of infantry move normally
behind the tank.<br />
The infantry might not be right up behind the tank,.. But
they won't be simply left 12 inches behind.<br />
<br />
<b>Let's look at
Ambushing</b><br />
Ambushes in BA aren't true ambushes. <br />
There's no,.. <br />
"Holy
cow! Where did they come from"? <br />
In other words they are really just in
Overwatch.<br />
The Ambush order in BA still leaves the ambushers in plain sight
on the table.<br />
I can see you, and if I can see you I can engage you, therefore
you're not 'in ambush'.<br />
There are rules in BA covering 'Hidden Troops', but
for reasons I can't quite understand they are still deployed on the table in
plain sight.<br />
The bonus for them is it's virtually impossible to actually hit
them if shot at!<br />
They lose that bonus if infantry or Recce vehicles approach
within 12 inches or other things happen,....<br />
<br />
In CoC a Anti Tank team can
suddenly appear literally 'out of nowhere' and attempt to put a shaped charge
into the side of your tank! <br />
This is done by utilising a CoC dice
(remember,.. Rolling '5's accumulates these and once I have scored six '5's I
gain one CoC Die) and deploying a small team anywhere within 12inches of a 'Jump
off' point but NOT within 6 inces of enemy infantry (they would have acquired
the ambushers within that range).<br />
<br />
Consequently I see a Sherman moving
across a field within 18 inches of one of my JOP so I declare I'll stage an
ambush! I discard my CoC die and place a Panzerfaust team I've held off table
for just such an opportunity. Fritz is placed behind a hedge 3 inches from the
Sherman and fires!<br />
In CoC it's not wise to have AFVs moving around
unsupported by the foxhounds!<br />
Oh, and you better have some troops in
'Overwatch' covering your armour<br />
<br />
<b>Close Air Support</b><br />
Air support in CoC
is something totally random and I'm fine with that.<br />
The forces in play in
these Skirmish level games really shouldn't simply call up a P47 Thunderbolt.
Sorry,... Those assets are held at Battalion or higher level. Probably
DIVISIONAL!<br />
Admittedly your force really could be the tip of the spear and
yes, at battalion level the FAC needs to be placed somewhere, but that somewhere
is usually Battalion Tac Hq or with a Company Commander and maybe he's been sent
off with a platoon,..<br />
In BA you can obtain a FAC. Fair enough <br />
<br />
<b>Close
combat! </b><br />
When you go into close combat in BA any 'pin' markers (which
simulate the 'Shock' or 'Suppression' troops are enduring) are removed! <br />
ALL
of them!<br />
Like a wise section commander you've been working like a demon to
win the firefight before committing to the hand to hand stuff but now as the
entrenching tools and bayonet work is about to start the enemy suddenly finds
his guts and fights!<br />
Everyone is now a hero,...<br />
All the shock you've
applied is now for naught,...<br />
Now obviously there is an element of what I've
just mentioned (guys throwing up their hands or simply refusing to fight) taking
place and the 'results' will be seen in the final outcome of the hand to hand
combat.<br />
It's simply abstracted into the results.<br />
Hand to Hand is usually
not simultaneous in BA,...<br />
If your unit has been activated and you're in the
'open' then there is little chance you'll be able to fight back as the attacker
will mete out his hits before you do. Only if you have some guys still standing
can you reply.<br />
I just don't like the fact that unless your defenders are
behind an obstacle they don't fight simultaneously with their
attackers.<br />
There appears to be more abstraction taking place in BA to
simplify the game and that's ok by me. Game design is always a compromise
between realism and playability.<br />
<br />
In CoC in almost all circumstances both
sides fight EXCEPT in the situation where one side has an advantage in combat
dice of 4 to 1 or greater.<br />
In that case the weaker side routs immediately in
a terrible state of shock!<br />
Otherwise it's brutal and it's possible both
participants can be wiped out,.. As it should be.<br />
Close Combat in CoC, (like
most things) is slightly more complex than in BA.<br />
<br />
<b>Small Arms Firepower:</b>
<br />
In CoC a German MG 42 generates 8 dice which is over half the sections
Firepower<br />
In BA it generates 4 dice less then half! <br />
That speaks volumes
(pardon the pun) about both sets of rules!<br />
In CoC the Machine Gun is king!
<br />
Well at least as far as the Germans are concerned. Looking at a German
infantry section you soon see that the section is built around the
MG34/42.<br />
But looking at a Brit section you see manoeuvre is the name of the
game, with the Bren not providing as much punch.<br />
Consequently the Platoon
Commander in CoC is better off playing his sections historically.<br />
The German
trying to dominate with his excellent LMGs (often by 'Attaching' the Section
Commander to the LMG team to add extra dice) and the Brit relying on manoeuvre
and the excellent accuracy of the Bren to target specific teams within the
enemies forces.<br />
<b>BELOW</b>: <i>German Infantry with PINS or SHOCK</i> <br />
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<b>Suppression.</b><br />
In BA when you score a hit on the enemy,
whether it be one hit or several you only inflict 1 pin marker. <br />
To be fair,
if you inflict 50% or more casualties you do trigger a 'Do or Die' moral
test.<br />
By contrast in CoC you might not cause any actual casualties when you
engage an enemy section squad or team but you may inflict so much 'shock' on
them they become paralysed or even break in flight!<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Tactical
Flexibility</b><br />
In BA you start with Teams or Sections / Squads, (which can be as
big or as small as you wish within certain parameters). During game play you
can't form a 'Team' from a 'Section'. For example, a section commander can't
order his scouts to move to the intersection and check out that area, or send
his Bren team off to a far flank.<br />
Now you could I guess work around this by
creating your sections / squads using two dice per squad. That us to say one die
for 1 NCO with a SMG and 4 riflemen and another for a LMG team of 1 NCO and 4
men (2 manning a LMG) thus creating your German Squad. In effect 2 dice per
section / squad, but that creates other issues and still leaves you with two
independent 'teams' that might not be able to coordinate their movement and
can't merge and split as the Squad leader desires.<br />
In CoC this is possible.
The Section command can splinter of small teams to perform tasks and then
reconstitute his section, just as in reality.<br />
As a platoon commander you and
your sections have that tactical flexibility in CoC. You don't in
BA.<br />
<br />
<b>Orbats or 'Lists':</b><br />
Bolt Action lists look to me like something out
of Warhammer 40k.<br />
Seriously, you can 'pick n mix' pretty much to your hearts
content.<br />
You don't select historically accurate sections or squads in BA.
Rather you 'Purchase' teams of about 5 men (on average I'd say) or teams that
you can increase to proper squad strengths. As noted this can create a situation
where you could conceivably create a squad or section consisting of 10 men with
TWO Command Dice.<br />
Games could well be decided by who can throw together the
'gamyest' order of battle rather than who possessed the best tactical grasp of
what's going on.<br />
<br />
CoC lists detail the specifics of each platoon type and
then give that platoon a force 'Rating' which goes toward indicating what
'Support' options you can choose.<br />
Anything from (for the British Motor
Platoon in 1944) a single 'Sticky Bomb' or some barbed wire to a Churchill
Crocodile Tank with a Junior Leader! <br />
CoC lists drive you toward historically
accurate orders of battle (Orbats) and support options.<br />
Both rules sets allow
for some limited 'National Characteristics'.<br />
<b><i>BELOW:</i></b><br />
<i>As viewed through a Periscope, (handy for 'TRUE Line Of Sight' games like CoC and BA)</i><br />
<i>A Brit Cromwell tank comes undone <b>AND</b> "Don't bunch up boys"!</i><br />
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<b>In summary </b><br />
Both systems
will provide you with an enjoyable challenging game.<br />
Both systems are well
supported.<br />
But here's one of my bigger gripes with BA,...<br />
The poorer (points wise cheaper) quality your troops are the more troops (and as a consequence) 'Command dice' you'll get!<br />
This is crazy as it supposes
the worse your troops are the more likely you are to gain the initiative.<br />
In
CoC the better your troops the more dice you get and the more likely you are to
gain the initiative and the better your Command and Control is.<br />
For game
balance in CoC the Green Troops will either gain more support options or lessen
their opponents support options.<br />
<br />
Warlord Games have been churning out
plenty of Army Lists and for about $40 a book you can buy them, and they are
very nice books indeed with lots of great Osprey Publishing
illustrations.<br />
There are lots of podcasts supporting BA also.<br />
Too Fat
Lardies also gave done a good job in supporting Chain of Command with two RULES
Supplement! <br />
Big CoC focuses on having a Tank or Assault Gun force as the
basis of your command and At The Sharp End provides rules for playing a
campaign!<br />
There is also three (at this time) mini campaign books:<br />
<b style="font-style: italic;">29
Go,</b><br />
<b style="font-style: italic;">Kampfgruppe Luck,</b><br />
And;<br />
<b style="font-style: italic;">Old Hickory.</b><br />
All army lists are FREE for
download from the TFL forum and they have lists covering not just WW2 but also
the Spanish Civil War!<br />
There are moves afoot to produce a modern version of
CoC called 'Fighting Season' and a WW1 variant is also available.<br />
Both
systems provide online video tutorials via YouTube<br />
I HIGHLY recommend you
watch both for an excellent introduction to both systems.<br />
Hell. I could
simply post both YouTube links and save myself all this writing,...<br />
Here they
are (grab a hot chocolate and a Tim Tam or two and enjoy):<br />
<b><i><a href="https://youtu.be/XiT70m6CJO8?list=PLryLkWuqupmh70NevTPGzGAwGptvKhNK9" target="_blank">Chain Of Command</a> </i></b><br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/qZXabaKnarg" target="_blank"><b><i>BOLT ACTION</i></b></a><br />
<br />
Bolt Action
has a huge following and finding someone to play against in most clubs certainly
shouldn't be a challenge.<br />
It's simplicity makes it ideal for introducing
people to the period and I myself use BA to introduce youngsters to
Wargaming.<br />
If you want to have some fun, push some WW2 soldiers around a
table and can live with some oddities then Bolt Action is great!<br />
For me
however Chain Of Command is much more challenging and realistic and it truly
feels like I'm commanding a WW2 Platoon for only a very slight increase in
complexity.<br />
I really appreciate the effort the guys at TFL have gone to
produce such a realistic yet elegantly simply system.<br />
From experience I can
tell you Chain Of Command is as close as you'll get to the real thing.<br />
Here are some relevant LINKS:<br />
<a href="http://toofatlardies.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=35" target="_blank"><b>The CoC Forum</b></a><br />
<a href="http://toofatlardies.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Too Fat Lardies</b></a><br />
<a href="http://www.warlordgames.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=48&sid=54775992a8d258d79c3f9140bc4ece18" target="_blank"><b>The BA Forum</b></a><br />
<b><a href="http://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/bolt-action" target="_blank">BOLT ACTION</a></b><br />
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UPDATE: CoC is on SALE! 20% OFF for Sept 2015<br />
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Another good 'Economical' option is the Italeri plastic kits.<br />The kits come with transfers, glue, a tiny dropper bottle of paint and a reasonable paint brush.<br />
I purchased two of these 'Bread and Butter' tanks from <a href="http://www.wartimeminiatures.com.au/" target="_blank">WarTime Miniatures</a> here in Australia for $54 plus postage (another $7.50) which is a pretty competitive price for two Main Battle Tanks.<br /><br />
The Kit is pretty simple and provides you with a nice Mk.IV Cromwell with the option to add a 'Bocage Plough' which is a really nice touch.<br />The turret is removable and the main gun moves up and down though I'll be fixing mine so it stays level rather than hanging limp in the turret.<br />You also get decals for either a British or Polish tank. Again very nice.<br />
Unfortunately there is no Crew Figures, even though you can have hatches modeled 'Unbuttoned' (open).<br />
Not a deal breaker as the PERRY'S do a nice tank crew set.<br />
There is plenty on detail on the kit and should paint up quite nicely.<br />
The paint, glue and brush are useful, however I discovered glue in a bottle with a brush applicator can be a dangerous thing, with me knocking a bottle over and spilling about half the contents over my workspace. Fortunately the result was simply some wasted glue but it could have been much worse.<br />
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TrailapeTrailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-789570991438251712015-08-02T04:35:00.002-07:002015-08-02T04:35:53.180-07:00SkuttlebutHi Guys<br />
Well I've returned from my trip to Belgium and did the whole visit Waterloo thing.<br />
Some good news first from Mike Parker at BATTLEFIELD ACCESSORIES who has produced MDF roofs for his outstanding La Haye Sainte Farm Set.<br />
you can see my review of the Original Farm set here:<br />
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Here are some photos of the new roof sets<br />
Much easier to construct and sturdier.<br />
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<b>BELOW</b>: The original 'Sheds' with card roofs in brown and the replacement set with MDF roofs. Also the replacement roof for the farm's main gate.<br />
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I also popped into <a href="http://www.eurekamin.com.au/" target="_blank">EUREKA MINIATURES</a> and these chaps caught my eye.</div>
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Finally, Eureka are also producing these awesome WINGED and 'Mechanically Enhanced' GORILLAS!<br />
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<br />Trailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-3075250015173853052015-05-10T05:53:00.003-07:002015-05-11T05:01:19.663-07:00A Tale of Two Farms. Part Three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>ABOVE:</b> <i>The Duke inspects the BA farm house (left) and the WLG farm house on the right</i></div>
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Well we're finally here. Part 3 of my review of the <b>WARLORD GAMES</b><i> (</i>WLG<i>)</i> and <b>BATTLEFIELD ACCESSORIES</b> (BA)<i> La Haye Sainte Waterloo (LHS) farm set.</i></div>
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<b>A reminder I'm just reviewing the actual MODEL that comes in the Box Set, which also includes plastic and metal miniatures (<a href="http://trailape.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/a-tale-of-two-farms.html" target="_blank">see PART ONE</a>).</b></div>
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The first thing I noticed when I commenced construction of the WLG kit was the poorer quality of the material compared to (BA) kit (<a href="http://trailape.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/a-tale-of-two-farms-part-2.html" target="_blank"><b>see PART TWO</b></a>).</div>
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This kit from WLG is made from a much thinner and flimsier material. It's more like really thick cardboard rather than the thicker MDF(?) type material in the BA kit. </div>
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<b>BELOW</b>: <i>Compare the pair. BA material on the left and the thinner WLG material on the right</i></div>
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The instructions however are a different story. They are very professionally produced and assembly is simply as long as you follow the instructions. You could probably get the job done without the instructions but hey, they are provided, they are clear and easy to follow. </div>
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<b>BELOW</b>: <i>BA farm house on the left and WLG on the right</i>. </div>
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The level of interior details on the WLG version is very light on in comparison to the BA version.</div>
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Actually, apart from some interior walls within the Stable there is no interior details at all.</div>
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No second floor in the Farm House. No loft in the barn.</div>
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All of the various buildings are set upon 'bases' that interlock with the other bases upon which the other buildings are built.</div>
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This makes for a sturdy base however it does limit the versatility of the set. I want to be able to use the various buildings as stand alone buildings for other games like <b><i>CHAIN OF COMMAND, FORCE ON FORCE</i></b> or<b><i> BOLT ACTION</i></b> for example.</div>
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<b>ABOVE and BELOW</b>: <i>The WLG Farm House. No steps leading into the house, no interior details / walls and no second story. Just a big empty shell</i>.<br />
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<b>ABOVE and BELOW</b>: <i>The Main Gate / Gate house. </i><br />
<i>Best bit? The gates are hinged and freely swing open and shut. Cool!</i><br />
<i>Worst bit? Its affixed to this big arse base</i>!<br />
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Construction was knocked over pretty quickly and took about two thirds of the time it took to assemble the BA version.</div>
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If I could have the same system of roofing for the BA model I'd be beside myself. WLG version is much simpler and more robust I think.</div>
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<b>BELOW</b>: <i>The WLG Barn and the BA Barn. Notice the loft in the BA version on the right</i>.</div>
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All in all however the BA Model is much more impressive and more robust due to the higher quality of the materials used in construction. Only the roofing is superior in the WLG version.<br />
Furthermore the level of detail is superior in the BA kit.<br />
Also the 'Online' support from Mike Parker is great, what with the Video Tutorials on YouTube and his own Facebook Page (search 'Battlefield Accessories').<br />
You do however get an additional wall and small building (<i>cook house maybe</i>?) with the WLG version.<br />
I'd be very keen to see which is the more historically correct kit.<br />
The WLG LHS does come with a few extra pieces worth mentioning.<br />
Two wagons, a small plough, three tables and six chairs, (for barricades or dinner), and some branches for barricades.<br />
Also, you get some cardboard 'detailing' items for creating open shutters near windows and framing for windows and gates etc.<b> (See Below)</b><br />
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<b> IN CONCLUSION</b></h4>
I think that the BA set is of better quality, more versatile, more detailed and excellent value for money.<br />
The WLG offering is slightly easier to assemble (particularly the roofs) but isn't as flexible due to the individual buildings being affixed to some rather large bases.<br />
Furthermore the BA set is the Farm Set and the Farm Set alone.<br />
The WLG set comes with a swag of miniatures that you may not need or like.<br />
The wagons and furniture are nice, but I can always purchase those things if I want them.<br />
For me it's the <b>QUALITY</b> of the buildings / models that clinches the deal and why I give a nod in the direction of the BA version.<br />
If however you do like the Warlord Games Miniatures and you're not too fussed on the detail of the actual farm itself the the WLG set is certainly worth considering.<br />
As they say,...<br />
<b><i>"Ya pays ya money and ya makes ya choice".</i></b><br />
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<b>ABOVE and BELOW</b>: <i>The complete WLG LHS Farm set with roofs ON (above) and OFF (below)</i>.<b><i> Notice the extra length of wall and small building in the bottom right corner</i></b><br />
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<b>BELOW</b>: <i>The complete BA LHS set. Roofing removed.<b> Noticed the second story in the farm house, and loft in the barn and small room in the stables</b></i>.<br />
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<b> BELOW</b>: <i>Both the WLG (left) and BA (right) complete LHS Farm sets</i><br />
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<b>ABOVE</b>: <i>Two Perry Miniature 28mm French Infantry scope out the barn. How much blood will be spilt capturing the place?</i><br />
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Hi Team<br />
Well, its been some time coming but finally I've arrived at PART TWO of my review of both <b>BATTLEFIELD ACCESSORIES</b> (BA) and <b>WARLORD GAMES</b> models of<b><i> La Haye Sainte</i></b> farm sets.<br />
After comparing contents of the two sets in PART 1 in this and following posts we'll look at construction and the level of detail in the respective models.<br />
Let's start with the Aussie offering from BA.<br />
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One of the things I really like with BA's models is the VIDEO tutorials on construction you can access via YouTube.<br />
These are a real God send!<br />
As you can see I watched the videos on my IPad as I constructed the kit and the little tips on construction are simply excellent.<br />
Construction proved to be pretty simple. Honestly there wasn't anything tricky here. Anyone with even the slightest experience in model construction would find assembly pretty straight forward.<br />
Assembly was rather intuitive for the most part.<br />
I was impressed with the details included in the models including interior walls and staircases and lofts in barns.<br />
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Ensure you have a good PVA / White Glue, (I like Selleys), an old paint brush for cleaning up any access glue, and PEGS,... lots of pegs!!!<br />
I also found rubber bands to be useful tools as you can see.<br />
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I found the model to be simple to construct (did I mention that).<br />
I assembled the ENTIRE farm set including sheds, walls, main gate house, farm house, Coach house, barns etc in a single day. I started at 9 am and was finished by 5pm including a hour long lunch and a couple of brews.<br />
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It's fortunate that assembly is so simple and that the videos on YouTube are available because there are no written assembly instructions to speak of, just photocopy images.<br />
The detail available in the photocopies is rather poor but ultimately it wasn't an issue so "Meh".<br />
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<b>ABOVE and BELOW</b>: <i>Probably the trickiest part of the assembly, the roof and second story windows.</i><br />
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<b>BELOW</b>: <i>I did say LOTS of pegs.</i><br />
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<b>BELOW</b>: <i>The second story of the Main farm House.</i><br />
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<b>TIP:</b> <i>For ensuring you get walls squared to the floor I use a laser cut 60mm square base and use it as seen below. By butting it up agains the wall as it sets you get a perfect Right Angle / 90 degrees</i>.<br />
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<b>TIP:</b> <i>Use some of the 'Punched Out' off cuts as braces for internal walls. Not really required but it cant hurt IMHO. </i><br />
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<b>BELOW:</b> <i>A nice view of the interior of one of the barns</i><br />
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<b>BELOW:</b> <i>Two of the nifty little shed that but up against the farms walls.</i><br />
<i>I believe these might eventually be available as separate items to add to 'other' BA models</i>.<br />
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Part Three will cover the WARLORD GAMES <i>La Haye Sainte </i>model and a direct comparison of the two farms side by sideTrailapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056073765543722079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517690696075361865.post-15347008585081329312015-04-19T04:30:00.001-07:002015-04-19T04:30:10.135-07:00Reviews a'plenty PART FOURFlags, Faces and Bases!<br />That's what makes your miniature armies 'pop', or so
I've been told.<br />In this post I'll talk a little about bases and how they can
be improved with the addition of some nifty little 'Tufts' I recently
discovered.<br />Leadbear's Tufts are small foliage 'tufts' that you affix to the
bases of your miniatures.<br />They come in a variety of colours and
types including 4 shades of Green (including Yellow Green, Light Green, Dark Green)
and Beige / Tan.<br />There is also 'Stoney Tufts' and 'Flowering Tufts'<br />They
are super easy to use.<br />Simply peel them off their sheet and apply directly to
the miniatures base.<br />Unlike other tufts I've used these don't require any
additional adhesive and contour nicely to the base surface.<br />These truly are
the best tufts I've used and are very reasonably priced<br />
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<b>BELOW</b>:<i> Just some of LEADBEAR TUFTS</i><br />
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<i>Tufts - Mix (Qty: 140/pack)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>These tufts are approximately 4mm high with an additional
scattering of a lighter coloured 6mm long static grass to give some contrast.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Beige<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Light Green<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Green<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Dark Green<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Dry Grass<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Wild Grass<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Tufts - 6mm (Qty: 120/pack)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>These tufts are approximately 6mm high with a scattering of
a lighter coloured 6mm static grass to give some contrast.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Beige<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Light Green<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Green<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Dark Green<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Tufts - 12mm* (Qty: 55/pack)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>These tufts are approximately 12mm high.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>XL Beige<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>XL Green<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>XL Dark<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>* There is a major discrepancy with regards to the quantity
of tufts supplied in the retail packs (55) and the packs I sell personally to
friends, via various forums and on eBay (80). However, with the packs sold via
retail outlets you receive tufts and larger patches, whereas you only receive
tufts when I supply direct.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Flowers - (Qty: 100/pack) 20 each of Red, Pink, Yellow,
White, Purple.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Leafy Tufts - (Qty: 100/pack)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Leafy Tufts with Purple Flowers - (Qty: 100/pack)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Leafy Tufts with Red Flowers - (Qty: 100/pack)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Stony Tufts - (Qty: 64/pack)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>I plan to add the following to the range - Stony Tufts with
Flowers, along with 2mm and 4mm tufts.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>As I wrote, I do like people to support the retail outlets
which are currently, <a href="http://www.eurekamin.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Eureka Miniatures</b></a> in Melbourne and <b>Military Hobbies </b>in
Adelaide, but I understand this isn't always possible, therefore, I can be
contacted at</i> leadbear@internode.on.net<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!</b></div>
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